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Patented Aug. 19, 1930 Uhli'ilrifi STATES PATENT OFFICE JOHN S. EDWARDS,0F SOUTH'BEND, iINDIANA, ASSIGNOR TO EDWARDS IRON WORKS,

INCL, OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, A CORPORATION OF INDIANA BUILDING PANELAppIication filed May 18,

The invention relates to building panels, and has for its object toprovide a device of this character wherein the body of thepanel isformed from a single piece of fibrous material, for instance what isknown as wall board, and frames secured to the marginal edge of saidsheet of fibrous material on opposite sides thereof and formed fromangle iron, through flanges of which extend securing members, and whichsecuring members also extend through the sheet of material, therebyformin a rigid panel. 7

'A further o'ject is to provide opposite sides of the panel with bracemembers formed from angle iron and which brace members register witheach other and secured to the panel and to each other by means ofsecuring members extending through flanges thereof and through the sheetof fibrous material.

' A further object is to provide the end of the brace members withcutaway portions whereby one of their flanges will abut the inner edgesof the angular members of the frame and their other flanges will overlapthe angular members of the frame, thereby additionally bracing thepanel.

A further object is to provide a building panel particularly adapted forwall construc tion and comprising a fibrous sheet of material toopposite sides of which are secured reinforcing frames, and which framesbrace and reinforce the sheet of material whereby when formed into awall will support a substantial load.

A further obj ect is 60 provide flanges of thereinforcing angle frameswith apertures, which apertures register when the panels are in abuttingengagement and receive securing means whereby a rigid wall structure isformed.

A further object is to provide a wall structure formed from a pluralityof panel sec tions, said panel sections comprising fibrous sheets havingmetallic reinforcing frames at opposite sides thereof, and which framesform chambers in connection with metal lathing when placed in engagementwith the frames, and to which metal lathing a plastic material isapplied, thereby providing a cheap wall structure having an air space.

1927. Serial No. 191,764.

With the above and other objects in view the invention resides in thecombination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter set forth, shown inthe drawing, described and claimed, it being understood that changes inthe pre cise embodiment of the invention may be made within the scope ofwhat is claimed without departing-from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawing: Figure 1 is a view in elevation of the panel. Figure 2is a vertical transverse cross section through the panel taken on'line2'-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional View taken on line 33 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of adjacent floor beams showing the wallpanels applied thereto. i I.

Figure 5 is a View in elevation of adjacent floor beams, showing thepanel construction and plaster applied thereto.

Figure 6 is a horizontal sectional View through the wall showing theplaster and metal lathing applied thereto. 7 I

Referring to the drawing the numeral 1 designates the fibrous sheet, forinstance wall board, and which sheet is preferably rectangular shaped,vand secured to opposite sides of the sheet 1 are rectangular shapedreinforcing frames 2, which frames are formed from angle iron and extendaround the marginal edges of the shect'in registration with each other,and with their flanges 3 in engagement with the opposite sides ofthesheet. The frames 2 are secured together and to opposite sides of thesheet 1 by means of rivets 4, which rivets extend through the flanges 3and through thesheet of fibrous material, therefore it will be seen thatthe fibrous sheet is reinforced and braced and the frames 2 willcollectively 'in cross section form a T-shaped structure which isrelative ly strong and rigid, consequently the panels as a whole willsupport a considerable weight when formed into a wall. To further bracethe panel vertically disposed angle bars 5 are provided on oppositesides of the fibrous sheet 1 and in registration, and extending throughthe flanges 6 of the bars 5 are rivets set we also. and a willflfthem'ain incident to weight 7 which also extend through the fibroussheeg therefore it will be seen that the bars are in close bindingengagement with oppositesides of the sheet, consequentl the sheet is"diy held a ainst buckling. he flanges 6 ogtfiqbr garsapare than theflangeamofsaid tame bars and engage the inner edges of the flanges 6 ofthe frames 2, therefore it will be seen that when Wei ht is i and of thepane the v. iby ithe frame 'and'brace and willnot materially fall onthefibroqs r The ended of the brace bars 6 engage the inner sides of thelie s 9 of the frames 2 and additionally brace t e upper and lowereadaogthe immesiland receive a portion on the upper gamma cured-togethera rigid structure is provided. so

arrangommtas shown in Fig- I s fer purpafsolllluotmtion andapplicantdtes not llmlt himself-as to a plying the flat -a yPmicuhirtype of oor beams or floor, and the showing in said figure mayharmed;

to Figures 5 and 6 wherein the mezsm shown secured to other andexfimdingnvor I beams 'Mfiin this figure a sheet lathing 14" is lied tothe inner E. 4i]

sidgpfthe wall thereby: ming air pockets or 15 betwoen the oppositesides of the i w and the brace-bars 5, and to which smothers ltfidfitbeair spaces 19 however if the outer Ming is applied; plaster coat 16 inthtf usual manner, therefore" it will be seen that awall is. providedwhich will have air in. .Where the outer side of the bhihiing is ofbrickconstruction the su reoursesof brick 18 will form a ossidoji metal in mebe applied and thestnoce o the metal At window openings 20 smaller v in21 m be me, however said ,fletiona are of simihrnomuction as The framesand braces 2 and be made of light material Tsluped arrangenotion. addsmaterially to the gtrgpgfl; pith; panel Without 1 masl' the weightthereof, M it! dwlddd jwhrch allows the plmldftc bl W 15 ll decidedfactor which $0 it easily handled and to l-flail tswflym ll it lflobvious, same when a a comb'nedof the panels would be of considerablearea according to the distances between floors of a building.

From the above it will be seen that a building panel is provided whereina fibrous sheet is used, and which sheet is reinforced by metallicframes secured to opposite sides of the sheet of fibrous material bysecuring means extending through the frame and the sheet of fibrousmaterial. The particular kind of f1- brous sheet used may be of anymaterial and ispreferably what is known as wall board, plaster board ora cork composition, however appicant does not limit himself in thisregar The invention having been set forth what is claimed as new anduseful is 2- 1. The combination with a building panel comprising a sheetof material having a reinforcing frame secured to the side thereof, saidreinforcing frame being formed from angle bar and having one of itsflanges extending inwardly in engagement with the surface of the sheetof material, of brace bar means formed from angle bar, one of theflanges of said brace bar means being secured to the sheet of material,the ends of said flange engaging the inner edges of the firstmentioned'flange of the frame, the other flange of said brace bar meansengaging with in the angles of the angle bar of the frame at oppositesides thereof.

2. The combination with a building panel comprising a sheet ofinsulating material having a reinforcing frame secured thereto, saidreinforcing frame being formed from registering interconnected angleiron frame members disposed at the opposite sides of said sheet and eachhaving one of its flanges extending inwardly in face contact with saidsheet, of registering interconnected angle iron brace bars disposed atthe opposite sides of said sheet with one flange of each brace bar incontact with said sheet, the ends of the sheet contacting flanges of thebrace bars engaging the inner edges of the sheet contacting flanges ofthe frame members and the other flanges of the brace bars extendingwithin the an les of said frame members in contact with tiie flangesthereof.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

JOHN S. EDWARDS.

